The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-05-18
For the Farmer.

Soon the scarecrow and stretched
wires Will be seen i'll the fields as pro-
lection against crows, but it is diputeG
question as to whether tho crow in the
corniield IS an enemy or friend.
Though he be sometimes destructive to
tho corn, yet he destroys many insects
and grubs.
Large trees can be moved and trans
planted, thus taking advantage of several
years growth, provided all the roots and
some of tho adhering earth be carried
with them. The place in which they arc
to be deposited should also be specially
prepared for their reception.
A prominent nurseryman says that
nursery practices in peach propagation
and culture have weakened the vital
power of the tree, which is unable to re-
sist as depressing influences as formerly.
when the trees from seeding grew well
and lived to ar old aPc.
A fresh egg will sink when placed in
water, and when boiled the skin will not
peel off like that of an orange, as in the
case with those not strictly fresh. Stale
eggs arc CLASSY and very smooth, while
fresh eggs have peculiar roughncss.
Where the ground has been well har-
rowed and made even and smooth tho
labor of harvesting will be lessened, as
the ground will be better fit for the work
of the harvesting machine. Remove all
stones and clods that may interfere.
The farmer who gets behind in his
work at this season will not very easily
catch up. 1t requires moro effort to
succeed when there is no regular
system than otherwise, and this is the
month when the most careful work
should be done.
The French, who export pears, cover
tho inside of the boxes with spongy
paper or dry moss, which absorbs the
moisture. The pears can 10 thus kept
month or more. They are closely
packed, but do not touch each other.
The 5Sth annual exhibition of the
Pennsylvania horticultural Society Will
be held September 81 to 30 inclusive.
The premium list amounts to 500. The
chrysanthemum show is to occur Novcm-
Der to II inclusive.
There arc over fifty poultry associa-
tions in the United States, that annually
give exhibitions. They have been in
strumental in greatly advancing the
poultry lnIcreStS.
Use no stable manure on your peach
trees. a mixture of some kind of min
cral fertilizers is better. Experiments
have shown mari to be excellent for
peach trees.
Wire noting, pinch mesh, is now
cheaper than boards for fencing poultry,
and can bc moro easily arranged and
with less labor.
Laying front yard with turf will
nearly always result in stand of grass,
even after repeated seedlings have been
tried without success.
Even on the best regulated farms stock
may be injured. Hence old wells, half
hidden bitches and such like should be
covered or filed up.
The bitches along the sides of the road
should be opened now, in expectation of
a busy season and the prevalence of
spring rains.
In filling vacancies in blackberry
patches put the roots down as deep in
the ground as possible, as the season is
rather late.
The season has been very favorable to
the growth of young strawberry plants,
the loss in some sections being very
small
Evergreen hedges may be trimmed and
put Ill shape MS late rs this month, but it
Is best not to cut back too much.
The small size broilcrs will now begin
to give way to those weighing three to
four pounds per pair.